On 24th of September, the day of the High Level Meeting on the Rule of Law, Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal chaired a Ministerial Breakfast on “Peaceful Settlement of Conflict”.

9/24/2012

The meeting focused on the role of the International Court of Justice and
the Permanent Court of Arbitration in settling disputes peacefully, without the
threat or use of force. This is a key feature of the Rule of Law, and the
Netherlands is host to both institutions. In his introductory remarks Minister
Rosenthal focused on arbitration and judicial settlement, as being essential for
establishing the Rule of Law at the international level. In promoting the
international legal order and Rule of Law, the challenge lies in translating
them into concrete action. Accepting the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ is,
in the view of the Netherlands, one of the best examples of such action.